Jones Day Picks Up Blake Cassels Cross-Border Projects Pro

Law360, New York (February 26, 2013, 4:14 PM EST) -- Jones Day snagged a project finance and infrastructure veteran with expertise in the oil and gas industry to serve as partner in its London office, luring the attorney away from his spot at Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP, the firm announced Monday.

Karim Mahmud, who worked out of his previous firm's London and Bahrain locations, steps into his new post with more than two decades of experience advising governments, large companies and financial institutions on various aspects of major energy projects around the world.